Artificial-stone base.



No. 782,515. PATENTE!) FEE. 'A4, 1905.

G. C. MGELHANBY.

ARTIFICIAL STGNE BASE.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 19.1904.y

@witnesses rf i Il* NTTED STATES Patented February 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

ARTIFICIAL-STONE BASE.

SPECIFICATION formng,` part of Letters Patent No. r782,515, datedFebruary 14, Application ied'oaober 19,1964. serai No. 229,075.

To al?, whom it' may concern;

Be it known that I, CLINTON C. MCELHANEY, a citizen of the'UnitedStates, residing at Rockfalls, in the county of Whiteside and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inArtificial-Stone Bases; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention has reference to artificialstone bases, and is designed tobe used in supporting fence-posts or frames for light buildings, such ascorn-cribs, chicken-houses, and similar structures. It is intended tosecure the post or timber to the stone base by means of bolts, and oneof the chief improvements in my device consists in the provision ofseats for the bolts, so as to permit the removal or renewing thereof atwill, and, further, in the reinforcement of the bolt-seat with ametallic structure, so as to insure the permanency of such seat.

There are other advantageous features, which will more fully appear inthe following specification.

In the drawings, Figure l shows my invention with the lower portion of apost attached thereto in vertical section. Figs. 2 and 2 show the samein side and 'front elevation, respectively, as it is used in connectionwith the framework of a building. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section ofthe base in the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4t is a vertical section of thebase similar to that shown in Fig. l, illustrating a different form ofconstruction. Fig. is a vertical cross-section similar to Fig. 3,showing a modified form of the bar 6.

Similar ordinals refer to similar throughout the several figures.

The base, which is designated by the numeral l, is 'formed of cement orsimilar material while in a plastic condition and is designed to bepartially embedded in the earth, a sufcient portion thereof projectingabove the ground to permit of the securing thereto of the post ortimber. The greatest amount of 'strain parts upon the base is about atthe earth-line, and I prefer to increase the thickness of the base atthat point. That portion of the base which is above the ground isprovided with two or more perforations 2 2 to permit the passage ofbolts 3, the heads of which are accommodated by recesses 4L in the base.

5 represents the lower section of a post, secured to the base by meansof the bolts 3. A metal strip or bar 6 extends longitudinally of thebase 1 and is provided with perforated circular plates 7 7 at the innerends of the holes 2, forming seats for the heads of the bolts. The endsof the bar 6 are bent, anchoring the bar in the cement near the ends ofthe base. The broadened portion of the base is provided near each cornerwith a metal brace 8, extending some distance above and below suchwidest part of the base.

In Fig. 2, 9 9 represent the lower portions of the timbers of abuilding, and 10 the sill thereof. The timbers are secured to the bases1 in the same manner as is the post 5, and the upper en ds of the basesserve as seats for thev sill. If desired, an additionalbolt 12, Fig. 4,can be set in the upper end of the base 1 when it is intended to havesame used in a building and the sill lO secured thereby.

In Fig. 6 the bar 6 is shown replaced by a rod or wire, the seats forthe bolt-heads being formed by coils 11 therein.

It will be seen that if the outer ends of the bolts are broken or becomeuseless from corrosion or other causes they can be easily removed andreplaced with new-bolts. 1n case the 'metal plates 7 were not usedbeneath the heads of the bolts 3 the cement would be in danger ofbecoming worn orbroken away by the working of such bolts in the holes;but the use,of the bar 6 and plates 7 precludes any injury of thatnature. transversely cracked or broken the parts will still be heldtogether by the bar 6, and, as has been hereinbefore shown, that part ofthe base which is the most liable to injury at on near the lowerbolt-hole is reinforced by the braces 8.

I/Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent'of the United States,

In a device of the class named, the combina- In case the base becomestion of the base l, formed of plastic material, the bolts which aredesigned to be supported and broadened in that portion which is dein theholes 2; and the braces 8, embedded in signed to be near the surface ofthe earth; two the base l, in the broadened portion thereoll or moreperforations 2, in that part of the base substantially as shown anddescribed.

5 above the surface of the ground; :recesses 4;, In testimony whereoflIafx my signature in I5 correspondingI in number with theperforapresence of two witnesses.

tions 2, and forming extensions thereof; the CLINTON C. MCELHANEY. bar6, embedded in the base 1, longitudinally Vitnesses: thereof; theperforated plates 7, integral with AMos REEVES,

I0 the bar 6, and forming seats for the heads of I. L. WEAVER.

